Quarterly Report Card: Special Research on Encore, Nicholas Financial, Plumas, Harris & Harris, and Resource America

NEW YORK, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

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Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including Encore (NASDAQ: ECPG), Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ: NICK), Plumas (NASDAQ: PLBC), Harris & Harris (NASDAQ: TINY), and Resource America (NASDAQ: REXI). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.

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ECPG Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Encore&d=19-Mar-2015&s=ECPG ),

NICK Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Nicholas%20Financial&d=19-Mar-2015&s=NICK ),

PLBC Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Plumas&d=19-Mar-2015&s=PLBC ),

TINY Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Harris%20%26%20Harris&d=19-Mar-2015&s=TINY ),

REXI Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Resource%20America&d=19-Mar-2015&s=REXI ).

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Analyst Update: Quarterly Results, Service Expansions, and Dividends

Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®  

U.S. stocks surged and closed higher on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve suggested a less aggressive timeline for raising interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 227.11 points, or 1.27%, to 18,076.19, the S&P 500 gained 25.14 points, or 1.21%, to 2,099.42 with all 10 S&P sectors ending the session higher on the day, and the NASDAQ Composite moved up 45.39 points, or 0.92%, to 4,982.83. The European markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with London rising as investors awaited the British government's annual budget, as FTSE 100 index added 0.28% to 6,857.01 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index won 0.18% to 12,002.24 points, and the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.06% to 5,032.18 points. In Asia, most of the markets struggled to shake off concerns ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve announcement. However, China's stock market rallied for a sixth straight day to the highest level since the global financial crisis in 2008, with the Shanghai Composite Index finishing up 2.1% at 3577.30, on hopes of further stimulus measures from Beijing to rejuvenate the sluggish economy.

Encore Capital Group Inc. (Encore) reported strong Q4 and full-year 2014 financial results. For the quarter, EPS increased 20% YoY to $1.04, while for full-year, the same surged 30% YoY to a record $3.83. For the quarter, total revenues increased 17% YoY to a record $277 million.

Nicholas Financial, Inc.'s (Nicholas Financial) net income for Q3 FY 2015 stood at $3.77 million or $0.30 per diluted share versus $3.83 million or $0.31 per diluted share in Q3 FY 2014. Revenue for the quarter increased 5% YoY to $21.8 million.

Plumas Bancorp (Plumas), the parent Company of Plumas Bank, has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to expand its service in Reno, Nevada by establishing a full-service branch of the Plumas Bank. Plumas Bank currently has a commercial loan production office in Reno.

Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Harris & Harris) reported its financial results for full-year 2014. Total investment income increased to $517,800 from $470,902 in 2013, while its net assets at the end of 2014 stood at $109.7 million or $3.51 per share versus $122.7 million or $3.93 per share at the end of 2013.

Resource America Inc (Resource America), an asset management company that specializes in real estate and credit investments, announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a cash dividend in the amount of $0.06 per share of the Company's common stock on April 30, 2015 to all holders of record at the close of business on April 16, 2015.

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